11.5

Dragon Administrator Guide version 11.5
Step-by-Step Command Line
Installation with msiexec.exe
Another way to install Dragon from the command line on several dictation client computers is to
use the msiexec.exe program from Microsoft. You are required to use msiexec.exe instead of
setup.exe if you are installing Dragon from a server across a network to a single or multiple com-
puters.
In the sections that follow, you carry out these two tasks:
n Install Dragon on Initial computer and Establish Configuration
n Install Same Configuration on Additional computer(s)
Finding the MSI Installer on the Dragon DVD
The compiled MSI file is located on your installationDVD. The files for each edition are named:
n DragonNaturallySpeaking (all editions)or DragonMedical: Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.msi
You can double click on one of these .msi files to start the InstallShield Wizard; however, to
instead take advantage of available command line options, you can pass the file name as the appli-
cation to install to the msiexec.exe command using the /i option:
msiexec.exe /i "Dragon NaturallySpeaking11.msi"
Install Dragon on Initial computer and Establish
Configuration
Follow the steps outlined under Installation using the Dragon command line.
Then return here and continue with the next section to install the same configuration on individ-
ual client computers using msiexec.exe instead of setup.exe.
Install Same Configuration on Additional
computer(s)
If you chose Enable Desktop Search Commands on the Commands tab during the initial instal-
lation, you must install Google Desktop or Microsoft Windows Search before you install Dragon;
otherwise, that option does not take effect.
1. Be sure you can access the .ini files you created in the previous procedure from the computer
you will be installing on or copy the files to a local path on the client computer where you are
about to install Dragon.
2. Be sure you have the Dragon serial number (or the group serial number, if you are installing
Dragon to multiple computers on a network).
3. Be sure all mapped drives you plan to use are mapped on individual client computers where you
are distributing the installation.
4. Install any pending Windows updates/reboot the computer.
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